I am interested in understanding the patterns and processes that shape the radiation of squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes). I am passionate about learning as much as possible and knowing different tools to answer biological questions.

My passion for research and science started with my interests in herps while I was still an undergrad. At that time, I studied natural history aspects of several Neotropical snake species. During my master's degree, I developed a project to study the ecomophological patterns of Neotropical Pseudoboine snakes. During my PhD, I investigated the macroevolutionary patterns and processes that shape the diverse lineage of vipers. Both my MS and PhD were pursued at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. Currently, I am an Associate Research Scientist at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. 

In order to achieve my research goals I visited many national and international scientific collections and was deeply fascinated by them. In addition to collecting data, scientific collections proved to be great places to meet people and get a unique perspective on our study system. #collectionsareessential
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Taking photos of an astonishing Notechis scutatus at the Perth region, Western Australia